Refani Surname
Approximately 401 people bear this surname
Refani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 205 | 1:493,845 | 58,364 |
| Indonesia | 124 | 1:1,066,526 | 77,317 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Refani (159) may also be a first name.
Refani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Refani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Refani occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Refani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 725,073rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Refani are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Refani is also the 727,628th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 159 people.
It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 493,845. In The Philippines Refani is primarily concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 31 percent live, National Capital Region, where 24 percent live and Ilocos, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refatni | 92 | 73 | / |
| Riefani | 92 | 68 | / |
| Reafani | 92 | 29 | / |
| Refangi | 92 | 22 | / |
| Reffani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rifani | 83 | 5,279 | / |
| Refana | 83 | 62 | / |
| Refane | 83 | 22 | / |
| Refanh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Refany | 83 | 1 | / |
| Resfahani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rifangi | 77 | 328 | / |
| Raifani | 77 | 69 | / |
| Rifaini | 77 | 56 | / |
| Riefana | 77 | 53 | / |
| Resfoni | 77 | 51 | / |
| Riffani | 77 | 25 | / |
| Rifhani | 77 | 14 | / |
| Refouni | 77 | 11 | / |
| Rifanie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rifanni | 77 | 5 | / |
| Rifgani | 77 | 5 | / |
| Reffane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rayfani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhefana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Refayne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifagni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Refeane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riofani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifaani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rifahani | 71 | 14 | / |
| Rifhaini | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rhetfane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Reffouni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rifana | 67 | 439 | / |
| Rifane | 67 | 95 | / |
| Rifany | 67 | 38 | / |
| Rifoni | 67 | 37 | / |
| Reffainer | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refani
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